Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli: McTominay, KDB fire Conte to first win | OneFootball

At 18:30, the whistle will blow to start the 2025/2026 Serie A season. Italian Champions Napoli are guests of newly promoted Sassuolo at the Mapei Stadium. The blues aim to confirm themselves as the best team in the championship, after an important market. The objective of the neroverdi, on the other hand, is clear: to stay in the top flight. Antonio Conte must do without his trusted man, Romelu Lukaku, out for half the season. There is anticipation for the debut of the real coup of this market: Kevin De Bruyne.

RE-READ THE LIVE - Sassuolo-Napoli 0-2: McTominay and KDB's first goal give Antonio Conte the first three points

OFFICIAL FORMATIONS

SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Turati; Walukiewicz, Romagna, Muharemovic, Doig; Koné, Boloca, Lipani; Berardi, Pinamonti, Laurienté. Coach: Fabio Grosso.

NAPOLI (4-1-4-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera; Lobotka; Politano, Anguissa, De Bruyne, McTominay; Lucca. Coach: Antonio Conte.

First half

1′ Kick-off! The 2025/2026 Serie A Enilive officially begins

1′ De Bruyne's first shot, attempting a volley in the penalty area: the ball goes high

4′ Free kick for Sassuolo, Rrahmani's foul in midfield

8′ Politano's run down the flank, looking for Lucca in the area with a cross, but the ball is too high even for the former Udinese player

9′ De Bruyne's mistake favors Sassuolo's ball recovery, Laurientè enters the area but finds the blue defense well positioned, with the ball ending up comfortably in Meret's arms

12′ First corner kick of the game in favor of Napoli

12′ RRAHMANI! Great ball from De Bruyne that puts the Kosovar defender in a favorable position, but the shot goes wide

17′ GOOOOOOOOAL! THE NET IS GONNA BLOW! THE NET IS GONNA BLOW! MCTOMINAY! The Scot picks up where he left off. Assist from Politano from the right to the head of the former United player, who turns the ball behind Turati.

22′ Sassuolo's mistake in building up, with Pinamonti giving the ball away to McTominay: the Scot tries a low shot from 20 meters, good save by Turati

25′ Cooling break

27′ Free kick from a deflected position on the left for Sassuolo, Lucca's foul on Laurienté

40′ Second corner kick for Napoli

43′ Good shot from Doig on the left, kicking from 20 meters: Meret is careful to block the ball on the ground

44′ Free kick for Napoli, quickly taken by the blues; Di Lorenzo looks for Lucca in the middle, but again, as at the start of the game, the ball is too high for the former Udinese player

Two minutes of injury time

46′ MCTOMINAY'S CROSSBAR! Once again, the Scot is Napoli's most dangerous man. The former United player shoots first after a Sassuolo player's rebound, the ball hits the crossbar

The referee blows the whistle, sending everyone to the locker rooms

Second half

46′ The match resumes!

46′ Lucca is booked

49′ Free kick from a promising position for Napoli

50′ De Bruyne's shot on the free kick, hits Lucca in the wall, and the ball goes out. The game restarts with a goal kick

52′ Good attacking play from Sassuolo, with Berardi shooting with his left foot: the ball goes just wide to the right of Meret

57′ GOOOOOOOOAL! THE NET IS GONNA BLOW! THE NET IS GONNA BLOW! DE BRUYNE! The Belgian takes the free kick from the left, no one touches the ball, and it ends up directly in the net

64′ Politano's shot from distance: the shot, deflected, ends up in Turati's face

65′ Muharemovic's strong shot from 30 meters, Meret not very decisive, but manages to parry

Cooling break

72′ Boloca's shot goes wide

72′ First substitution for Sassuolo: Fadera in, Lipani out

75′ First substitution for Napoli: Politano out, Neres in

79′ KONE IS SENT OFF! Second yellow card for Sassuolo's number 90, leaving the neroverdi with 10 players for the end of the game

81′ Double substitution for Sassuolo: Doig and Laurientè out, Candè and Ghion in

82′ Double substitution for Napoli: Lobotka and Lucca out, Lang and Gilmour in

83′ Good action from Fadera, who enters the blue area and shoots towards Meret's goal: good job by Rrahmani to close in corner

86′ Free kick from a good position for Napoli: foul on Anguissa

89′ Double substitution for Conte: McTominay and Olivera out, Spinazzola and Vergara in

89′ Grosso also makes changes: Pinamonti and Berardi out, Pierini and Moro in

There will be 5 minutes of injury time

92′ Anguissa's shot on Spinazzola's suggestion, the ball goes high and wide

94′ Fadera is once again the protagonist for Sassuolo: shot from the left after Rrahmani's mistake, the ball ends up at Boloca's feet, who shoots high

TRIPLE WHISTLE BY AYROLDI! SASSUOLO-NAPOLI 0-2!

Francesco Landi

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